# La. Rev. Stat. § 31:4: Substances to which Code applicable

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## Section

- **Citation:** La. Rev. Stat. § 31:4
- **Heading:** Substances to which Code applicable
- **Jurisdiction:** Louisiana
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 31 / Section 4

## Text

The provisions of this Code are applicable to all forms of minerals, including oil and gas. They are also applicable to rights to explore for or mine or remove from land the soil itself, gravel, shells, subterranean water including brine, or other substances occurring naturally in or as a part of the soil or geological formations on or underlying the land.

Acts 1974, No. 50, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1975; Acts 2024, No. 126, §2.

## Nearby sections

- [La. Rev. Stat. § 31:1 Title and form of citation](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_LA_Crevised-statutes_T31_S1.md)
- [La. Rev. Stat. § 31:2 Relation to Civil Code](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_LA_Crevised-statutes_T31_S2.md)
- [La. Rev. Stat. § 31:3 Freedom of contract and limitations thereon](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_LA_Crevised-statutes_T31_S3.md)
- [La. Rev. Stat. § 31:4 Substances to which Code applicable](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_LA_Crevised-statutes_T31_S4.md)
- [La. Rev. Stat. § 31:5 Ownership of solid minerals](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_LA_Crevised-statutes_T31_S5.md)
- [La. Rev. Stat. § 31:6 Right to search for fugitive minerals; elements of ownership of land](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_LA_Crevised-statutes_T31_S6.md)
- [La. Rev. Stat. § 31:7 When minerals reduced to possession](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_LA_Crevised-statutes_T31_S7.md)
- [La. Rev. Stat. § 31:8 Landowner's right of enjoyment for mineral extraction](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_LA_Crevised-statutes_T31_S8.md)
- [La. Rev. Stat. § 31:9 Correlative rights of owners of common reservoir or deposit](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_LA_Crevised-statutes_T31_S9.md)
- [La. Rev. Stat. § 31:10 Liability to others with interests in common reservoir or deposit](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_LA_Crevised-statutes_T31_S10.md)
- [La. Rev. Stat. § 31:11 Reasonable regard for concurrent uses of the land burdened by mineral rights](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_LA_Crevised-statutes_T31_S11.md)
- [La. Rev. Stat. § 31:12 Protection of landowner's interest in minerals](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_LA_Crevised-statutes_T31_S12.md)
- [La. Rev. Stat. § 31:13 Damages for removal of solid minerals](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_LA_Crevised-statutes_T31_S13.md)
- [La. Rev. Stat. § 31:14 Drainage of fugitive minerals; exclusion of liability; exceptions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_LA_Crevised-statutes_T31_S14.md)

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